Telegram-herald., 1887-08-02
CRACKING
LAST NIGHTS COUNCIL MeeTlNa-
The Aldermen Nresfis Wlth The Asstea-
Esaeut of AooEas n the Gas Hall aao
VIA . fsii, which Rsfsres Dtke-
VIII Probably AUnui
with His Little Veto.


With MS little Veto.
Every member of The Council Was present
when tie ez,el ia tie hands Of the Mayor
took drop.
A D. kaynsr snd over seven hundred
Others demonstrated against tie granting Of
q iiceuse for saloon al lSs Pianleld-Ase.,
referred 70 Committee on Ways and Meaus
Is Waltz and forty Others demonstrated
against granting the privilege 20 Jerry
Boynt0n or any Others. 10 construct street
or steam railroad through keni-st Re-
fsrrs1 10 Aldermen ~ tie Fouflh and fliih
wards. G. ~. Dyer anu he otaers asacd
thsI tne Street Hallway ConipsnY III
Grand lsailds De- granted pefnlsslo. 70 caE-
suucg lhe proposed STATE ss line Referred
60 Aldermen SECOND end Ihird wards.
George de Haven ana sevsnty-aiK olheTs-
mostly Germans s-asksd THAT $3.50 be eI
pended Ia improving Lincoln Park. ke
IeTFed io Committee on Parks. feler TIM
norman asked Ia be appointed iaaitor Of
the new CITY Hall. be Grand Rapids Gas
Light Company submitted a proposition ~
the clsy t0larnlsh gas Tor al puolic build
lngs Offices. engine houses and
street lamps for 81 - Ter thousand
feet. Tor all night street lamps
including cleaning and lighting
50 per year il lamp fund for ihe year viii
not suffice f0f doing what should be done
the company agree 10 withhold i1e bills
tai the new tx levy - made. Toe matter
was referred 80 the Commilee Oh Lamp.
Nelson. Matter q Co. and l3l other prop
erty owners peationed tAe C0gncli go grant
the Grand Rapids ksilr0ad Company tie
Tlghi 0t way 10 construc. a standard gpage
railroad. The Grand Rapids Belt Railroad
Company asked permission 10 construct
STANDARD guage railroad over the following
route: From point al the track Of q. Il.
x l.. railroad la ferrv-stfeet. between
Waterloo ap0 CtlAnR-stS.. nouherly
through Ferry. CampAu aud lock-sls..
crossing the canal into Aill-st. a. Erie-si.,
thence nOriherly along Mlii-si. 20 the guard
locks, crossing Aewberry ~ ,ri the rear of
COms.ock 5 block tberce ia the Grand river
near the dock ine 10 tie northern llmiis Of
said city, crossing ieonaro-st Al the resr of
the engine house. also a branch line con-
meeting with the main line above described
a short distance north OF MssOn-st. thence
running across Canal aud Mason-sts. into
Kent g., thence sOatberly on keuf e.. 10 4
point about SD ie-t south on the south line
of Esstings-st. Gae petitions were referred
10 the Committee Oh Streets and Ordinances
Accounts 10 the smOnnt Of s1I 900 were
reported correct by the Comptroller and
ordered paid. The bill OF Cbas. &. Reed
Superintendent OF Parks. amounting 20 $50. q
- was referred back 10 the Council bY the
Comptroller aud placed on file Superiu-
ieudent of Police Smith reported the con
vicuon. july p, Of Joseph \ ogi for keeping
his saloon open on Sunday, July D.. placed
on file. J. G. Smun asked that the Pound
Master be furnished with a horse and
wagon IN order 70 enforce toe dog oraiu-
snle. Committee on WAYS and Means
Joseph Euprecbf. Director Of the Poor.
reported the expenditure OF SZ2>2 90 for the
temporary relief of the CITY poor for the
quarter ending July 81. The receipts Of ;he
Pound Master Office Tor The m0nih Of Iuiy
were Si7. The Board OF Public Works re-
ported that expert Engineer Cook was er-
pected from Toledo last night. and that in
preparing plans Tor new water supply be
would be Instructed 10 take into consider.
alton an increased supply i0r the Hill Dis.
tricr placed on hIe ihe location of tie
routes. wires and pOlCs. as presented by the
Edison Electric Co. were approved
The Committee on Poor reported the er-
penciture OF Sl.5s043 for supplies for the
quarter ending August l. The supplies on
hand are luvoiced 90 s5ss 81. placed on file
The ancient Chestnut. assignment Of
rooms in tae new City Hall. was Gsg nt
from the files and sprung anew A haif
hour wss spent 10 discussing the question.
| whether the Council had 4 right 10 dictate
IN the matter until the building was turned
over to the city by he Board u Public
Works The Mayor stated that IL looked e.
/ him as II certain members Of the Council
were enoesv0ring 10 slap the Board IN the
I face by attempting 20 show thai they wsre
/ incompetent 10 select roo Us for The city
| officers. He thought q cubbv bole good
enough for = $50 MavOr. but the lime
would come when the city would br proud
( 70 put - Mayor ia wo ol The be-f Offices in
! the building. The changes a. recon
| mended bv the Special GOmmitfee were sp.
| proved and ordered made by n vote Of : 10 +
Bids for furnishing he city with zo1 tons
/ OF coal were received ~ follows y. Ben
nett. 500 per ton Keith Folleti g. a. for
/ egg and CRATE g - FOR stove and nuf.
! kiIstrom & Peterson s. 8 for egg aud
CRATE. g. 80 for stove and nut. A. knowl-
son. S3.5j for egg and CRATE $3.50 for stove
snd mat The bids were al 70 lected and the
Clerk was instructed 10 advertise in outside
1 papers f0f bids.
new iron bridge and the proper rbuf-
meuts viii be CONSTRUCTED over the Tssf
Side canai on Bridge 81 Ala Brenner >
T resolution that tbe construction o8 . strs~.f
raiireEc ia Last Bridge Ottawa Csiabrook
/ F4alnhei1-sVe.. North CoitsFe - north
city limits vas Necessary rabie
Improvement was isid on tie table fer
one week BF The sams = Aldermen. Tie
same as - line ~ railroad c9famenrnr
ai East Leonard e.. 81 Intersection Plain
I field ave theucs - foifavf Csnce-sf +.
f ~ CeJar-st thence across Cedar through
/ Clancy 60 tssf Bridge connecting with y
/ cable road t0 b. Suilf ia kasf bridge St.
! from nion toGeusi-st Sans course 10
/ the following tommeuciDE on COLLEGE
/ ave. 81 eweei-sf. south along toileee-sYe
/ to hEs' Bridge same course
Toe board of Health wsrs empowered n
| hire two additional inspectors ~ fi.75 Der
day and the Council adjourned.